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BROTHERS FOR LIFE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN DRIVES DEMAND FOR MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION

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Find out where you can undergo the MMC procedure, with a free SMS to 43740

Free medical male circumcision (MMC) services have become an important component of government’s multi-faceted response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic – but they will not make a meaningful difference if men do not take up the offer.

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THE 3RD NATIONAL HIV COMMUNICATION SURVEY, 2012 TO LAUNCH IN FEBRUARY

The 3rd National HIV Communication Survey (NCS), the definitive study of the effectiveness of our country’s HIV communication programmes, is about to commence.

During February and March 2012, field workers will fan out across all nine provinces and survey thousands of people between the ages of 16 and 55, on their knowledge and recall of a wide variety of social and behavioural change communication programmes.

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MXOLISI WISEMAN NYAMBALI – THE CHRISTIAN SOLDIER

Evangelist, community-builder, spiritual leader ... these are some of the titles that have become synonymous with the name Mxolisi Wiseman Nyambali. 

A soldier hailing from the vibrant Cape Town township of Khayelitsha, Mxolisi (40) started a church in the impoverished community of Wes Bank, 30km north-east of the city. It has become a healing centre, offers psychosocial support and uplifts people’s morals.

Today the church boosts a large congregation, who were often without hope due to poverty, unemployment and low levels of education. 

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Intersexions Has a Winner

Intersexions asked you, the public, to come up with story ideas for season 2 of the smash hit SABC1 series Intersexions – and you responded with fantastic plots.

The producers of Intersexions are delighted to announce that the winning entry has been identified through public voting, and that it and two runner-up stories in total are to be incorporated into Intersexions II.

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Scrutinize Wins Prestigious Pan-Africa Health Communication Award

Scrutinize, the innovative, award-winning campaign that got young people to “scrutinize” their behaviours and take action to reduce their risk of HIV infection, has clinched the 5th annual AfriComNet Award in the Best Multichannel category.

Scrutinize was presented with the award at a gala event in Addis Ababa on the evening of 6 December, for being the best multichannel communication intervention or campaign. This category recognises integrated strategic communication initiatives that use a balance of television, radio, print and interpersonal channels.

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Growing the next Generation of Health Communicators

Download the Presentation delivered at the EE Conference recently, Evolution and Outcomes of Entertainment Education Curriculum in The Centre for Communication Media and Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal

There is a centre of excellence in Durban, where the next generation of influential public health communicators are being nurtured: the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS).

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